Weren't there some LotR Lego sets that weren't released in the U.S.?
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At that time, Lego had only just started producing movie tie-in stuff, Lego Star Wars started in 1999.

The assumption is, The Hobbit movies will reignite interest in LotR, and hence is the best time to release LotR lego (without the use of a time machine).

I could have sworn that Lego released some LotR sets that never made it to the U.S.; I seem to remember sets for Bree and Bag End. But, maybe those were just fan-creations? 'Thus spake Ioreth, wise-woman of Gondor: The hands of the king are the hands of a healer, and so shall the rightful king be known.' - Gandalf the White